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	Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west.
		Thailand's origin is traditionally tied to the short-lived kingdom of Sukhothai founded in 1238, after which the larger kingdom of Ayutthaya was established in the mid-14th century.
		Thailand's population is dominated by ethnic Thai and Lao, the latter concentrated in the northeastern Isan region and making up around one third of the population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thailand (1392 words)

	MSN Encarta - Thailand
		Central Thailand is dominated by a large fertile plain, formed by the country’s chief river, the Chao Phraya, and its tributaries.
		Thailand is bordered on the west and northwest by Myanmar (formerly Burma); on the northeast and east by Laos and Cambodia; and on the south by the Gulf of Thailand (also known as the Gulf of Siam, the northwestern portion of the South China Sea), peninsular Malaysia, and the Andaman Sea.
		Thailand’s highest mountain, Doi Inthanon, rises among the northern mountains southwest of the city of Chiang Mai to a height of 2,595 m (8,514 ft).
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761561385 (914 words)

	Thailand
		Thailand officially is known as the Kingdom of Thailand (Prathet Thai, or "Land of the Free").
		Thailand was ruled by an absolute monarchy from 1782 until 1932, when a small group of rebels seized control of the country and persuaded the king to accept the introduction of a constitutional monarchy.
		Thailand is a unitary state, in which the authority of the central government is superior to that of the country's provincial and municipal governments.
	aunvirtualu.dlsu.edu.ph /Countries/Thailand_content.htm (1721 words)

	Thailand. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Occupying a central position on the Southeast Asia peninsula, Thailand is bordered by Myanmar on the west and northwest, by Laos on the north and east (the Mekong River forms much of the line), by Cambodia on the southeast, and by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia on the south.
		The bicameral national assembly consists of the 200-member senate, whose members are elected from constituencies on a nonpartisan basis for six-year terms, and the 500-seat house of representatives, whose members are popularly elected for four-year terms; 400 of the representives are elected from constituencies, and the rest on a proportional basis.
		Thailand has received huge military grants from the United States and was the seat (1954–77) of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
	www.bartleby.com /65/th/Thailand.html (3047 words)

	Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On a beach in Thailand, a man was leading an elephant to entertain tourists, when the tsunami came.
		A further problem is the current public aversion in Thailand to eating locally caught fish, for fear that the fish have fed on human dead bodies which were swept out to sea by the tsunami.
		Thailand is holding legislative elections on 6 February, and the tsunami disaster has been increasingly drawn into the election campaign.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Impact_of_the_2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_on_Thailand (1183 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Gulf of Thailand
		The Gulf of Thailand is a gulf located in the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), surrounded by the countries Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
		The boundary of the gulf is defined by the line from Cape Bai Bung in southern Vietnam (just south of the mouth of the Mekong river) to the city Kota Baru on the Malayian coast.
		The main rivers which empty into the gulf are the Chao Phraya (including its distributary Ta Chin) and the Maeklong at the Bight of Bangkok, and to a lesser degree the Tapi River into the Bandon Bay in the southwest of the gulf.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Gulf_of_Thailand (297 words)

	LME 35: Gulf of Thailand
		The Gulf of Thailand is part of the Sunda Shelf and is relatively shallow, with depths varying between 45 and 80 meters.
		Politically, while Thailand is the major country bordering this LME, Cambodia, Malaysia and Vietnam have historically profited from the Gulf of Thailand LME's wealth of living and mineral resources.
		The marine fisheries of Thailand, with emphasis on the Gulf of Thailand trawl fishery.
	na.nefsc.noaa.gov /lme/text/lme35.htm (2278 words)

	gulf of thailand
		The collision forced the area to the west of the Gulf of Thailand to the north and west relative to the area to the east, causing grabens and strike-slip faults with right- lateral movements, as well as en-echelon normal faults trending generally north-south.
		The uplifted and eroded lacustrine basin at Mae Sot is a possible analog to the older Tertiary lacustrine basins in the Gulf of Thailand.
		Conditions in the Gulf of Thailand are not as rough as in the South Atlantic, but the economics of developing these fields offshore remains a challenge.
	www.gregcroft.com /thailand.ivnu (2488 words)

	Geography of Thailand
		It shares land borders with Myanmar (Burma) in the north and west, the Andaman Sea in the west, Laos in the north and north-east, Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand in the east, and Malaysia in the south.
		Known by Thais as I-San, the sprawling Northeast Plateau is bordered to the north and east by the Mekong River and Laos, and to the south largely by Kampuchea (Cambodia).
		Geographically, southern Thailand extends through the Kra Isthmus from Chumphon, 460 kilometres south of Bangkok, to the Thai-Malaysian border, and is bordered in the east by the Gulf of Thailand, to the west by the Indian Ocean.
	thaistudents.com /project/geography.html (689 words)

	thailand
		Thailand, located in Southeast Asia on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, shares boundaries with Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia.
		The country covers an area of 513,115 square kilometers, extends about 2,500 kilometers from north to south and 1,250 kilometers from east to west, with a coastline of approximately 1,840 kilometers on the Gulf of Thailand and 865 kilometers along the Indian Ocean.
		Though the majority of Thailand's people are ethnically Thai and Buddhist, there is a substantial number of minority groups who have historically lived together in harmony.
	www.geocities.com /thaistudents/thailand.html (1071 words)

	Cambodia article - Cambodia Khmer Southeast Asia Gulf Thailand Thailand Laos Vietnam Khmer - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is bordered in the south by the Gulf of Thailand, in the west by Thailand, Laos in the north, and Vietnam in the east.
		Cambodia is about 181,040 square kilometers, sharing a 800-kilometer border with Thailand on north and west, a 541-kilometer border with Laos on northeast, and a 1,228- kilometer border with Vietnam on east and southeast.
		The most salient topographical feature is the lacustrine plain formed by the inundations of Tonle Sap (Great Lake), measuring about 2,590 square kilometers during the dry season to about 24,605 square kilometers during the rainy season.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Cambodia (973 words)

	Pollution in the Gulf of Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pollution is becoming an ever increasing global problem, and the Gulf of Thailand is not at all immune to these environmental hazards.
		Pollution enters the Gulf through a number of means, including inflowing water from entering rivers, from shipboard sources, and originating from the Gulf itself.
		Land-based pollutants are the most significant source of pollution in the Gulf of Thailand.
	www.start.or.th /got/gotwww/pollution.html (231 words)

	Volunteer in Thailand with Cross-Cultural Solutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With long coastlines on the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Thailand, Thailand is a country of scenic diversity and ancient traditions.
		Thailand is a place of contrasts, a country in which two of the most renowned pursuits are tranquil meditation and aggressive kickboxing.
		In the early Ratanakosin period, Kantang, which is now one of the six districts of the province, served as one of the main seaports of Southern Thailand was the capital of the province for many years.
	www.crossculturalsolutions.org /Default.aspx?page=thailand.home (1206 words)

	Gulf of Thailand 08:2001 Explorer
		Development is under way in the Gulf of Thailand on a giant gas field that's a testament to patience, compromise, perseverance and vision; two small countries and one independent oil company are set to reap the rewards of a project that started in the early 1970s.
		Nearly 30 years ago the offshore region on the Malaysia and Thailand border was a disputed area, and both countries awarded the acreage to different companies: The Malaysian acreage was held by Exxon, and Thailand awarded one block to Triton and two to BP.
		The development plan is a straightforward Gulf of Mexico type, he said, with three wellhead platforms, a living-quarters platform, a processing platform with facilities for gas production, a riser/compression platform, a floating storage and offloading vessel and 35 development wells.
	www.aapg.org /explorer/2001/08aug/gulfofthailand.cfm (1520 words)

	Thailand Country Analysis Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thailand's economy has slowed slightly over the past year, but real GDP growth is still forecast at a reasonably strong 6.3% for 2004, down from 6.8% in 2003.
		Thailand 's energy sector is undergoing a period of restructuring and privatization.
		Thailand 's environmental outlook is improving, especially as the government conducts required environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and allows for more public participation in the development of infrastructure projects.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/thailand.html (2920 words)

	Search Results for Thailand - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Thailand is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
		As Thailand entered a third year of economic crisis precipitated by the collapse of its currency in 1997, political events were inevitably overshadowed by financial constraints.
		In Thailand autonomous administrative organizations that had been established under the country's 1997 constitution began to function in 2000, and they quickly set about curtailing corruption and...
	www.britannica.com /search?miid=1253391&query=Thailand (415 words)

	Unocal discovers new gas field in Gulf of Thailand 11/11/98
		The South Gomin field lies in concession block 13, southeast of Unocal's Erawan field and south of the Funan field, which are among the 11 fields in the Gulf of Thailand that are operated by Unocal Thailand, Ltd., a Unocal subsidiary.
		Unocal Thailand (71.25% gross working interest) is the operator of the Block 13 and the South Gomin field for its co-venturers Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (23.75%) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (5%).
		Unocal Thailand has an average 74-percent gross working interest in the concessions in the Gulf of Thailand with its co-venturers.
	www.unocal.com /uclnews/98news/111198a.htm (458 words)

	Thailand: The Land of Smiles Thai Tourist Information
		Thailand is located in the geographic region commonly known as Southeast Asia.
		The south region of Thailand is located on the narrow Malay Peninsula, with the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) on it's west side and the Gulf of Thailand on it's east.
		Its at the junction of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
	www.csmngt.com /thailand1.htm (3253 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Thailand - Muang Thai - Siam
		The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and the Kingdom of Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west.
		Thailand is the only southeast Asian country never have been taken over by a European power.
		Thailand is a warm and rather humid tropical country with monsoonal climate.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/thailand.htm (1040 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thailand is currently facing armed violence in its three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces.
		Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
		Thailand has fully recovered from the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis and was one of East Asia's best performers in 2002-04.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/th.html (1197 words)

	SAWADEE.com - Thailand portal - Hotel and Resort reservations
		It's located in the Gulf of Siam and surrounded by over sixty other Islands, including Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
		Krabi is a southern province on Thailand's Andaman seaboard with perhaps the country's oldest history of continued settlement.
		Hua Hin is the oldest beach resort in the Kingdom of Thailand.
	www.sawadee.com (589 words)

	Thailand
		An estimated 1,800 square kilometers of coral reefs grow along Thailandâs coastline in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.
		Using this indicator, 16 percent of reefs in the Gulf of Thailand were rated as excellent, 29 percent good, 31 percent fair, and 24 percent poor.
		The RRSEA model shows that about 77 percent of Thailand's reefs are threatened by human activities, with over 60 percent of corals in the Andaman Sea and nearly 90 percent in the Gulf of Thailand at risk.
	pubs.wri.org /pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=102 (614 words)

	Unocal in Thailand: gas operations
		Independent Power (Thailand) Co. was formed as a partner-ship between Thai Oil Power Co., Ltd., Siemens-Westinghouse Electric S.A., and Unocal in response to the first IPP bid round in 1994.
		Unocal Thailand is widely regarded as an employer of choice in the country.
		Unocal supports a variety of education and humanitarian efforts in Thailand and has developed a community improvement program, Friendship to Community, in the southern province of Songkhla, for which it won the Ministry of Education’s acclaim for educational support in 1998.
	www.unocal.com /globalops/thailand.htm (525 words)

	Weather Forecast and Plankton Bloom Detection using Oceanographic Buoy in the Gulf of Thailand
		Seawatch Thailand is a complete marine environmental monitoring and forecasting system which integrates data collection, data analysis, environmental modeling and forecasting with an advanced computerized system for distribution of marine information and forecasts to interested operators and/or authorities.
		Seawatch Thailand is a complete marine environmental monitoring and forecasting system which integrates data collection, data analysis, environmental modeling and forecasting with an advanced computerized system for distribution of marine information and forecasts to interested operators and/jor authorities.
		The in-situ measurements from the buoy network and the data from meteorological satellite are the indispensable tools for the weather forecast in the Gulf of Thailand.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/1995/ts4/ts4007pf.htm (876 words)

	Thailand, Gulf of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chevron Ac...uires New Petroleum Concession in Gulf of Thailand.
		THAILAND: Final decision on construction of 2 contested coal-fired power plants is tentatively scheduled to be made in mid-April 2002, UNION POWER DEVELOPMENT and GULF POWER GENERATION [Thailand] - Order #: 033702.
		THAILAND: CONSTRUCTION START-UP ON PLANNED $600,000,000 TO $700,000,000 POWER PLANT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN SOME TIME AROUND MID-2001, GULF ELECTRIC PUBLIC CO. LTD.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/ThlndG1lf.asp (470 words)

	SameBoy: Thailand, Gulf Of
		Formerly Gulf Of Siam, inlet of the South China Sea bordering Thailand (southwest through north), Cambodia, and southern Vietnam (northeast).
		The Gulf of Thailand is 300 to 350 miles (500 to 560 km) wide and 450 miles (725 km) long.
		The main harbours in Thailand are located along the Gulf of Thailand at Bangkok, Pattani, Songkhla (Singgora), Pak Phanang
	sameboy.blogspot.com /2004/07/thailand-gulf-of.html (85 words)

	ChevronTexaco Announces Discovery in Gulf of Thailand Block G4/43
		Block G4/43 is located in shallow water (250-foot water depth) in the northern Gulf of Thailand and covers approximately 9,600 square kilometers (approx.
		This exploration success positions us for continued growth in Thailand and the region." ChevronTexaco currently holds a number of petroleum licenses in the Gulf of Thailand in Thailand and Cambodia waters.
		The statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections; is not a guarantee of future performance; and is subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-22-2004/0002216321&EDATE= (469 words)

	Travel guide / Thailand / Central Thailand
		The ancient city of Ayutthaya, 72km (45mi) north of Bangkok and the capital of Thailand (or rather Siam, as the country was named until 1946) for 417 years, is one of the main tourist attractions of the country.
		Many ancient ruins and pieces of art can be seen in the city that was made the capital of a new rising kingdom in 1350, after having been a small trading town before.
		During the period when Ayutthaya was the capital of Thailand, 33 kings of different dynasties ruled and made it a settlement that was, for most of the time it existed, considerably larger than any city in Europe, reaching the grandeur of ancient Rome.
	www.cockatoo.com /english/thailand/thailand_central.htm (706 words)

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